St. Marys shrimp boats. The city of St. Marys is located on the St. Marys River, within six miles of the Atlantic Ocean, making it an important port town for the shrimping industry. The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. Requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource may need to be submitted to Explore Georgia.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, often referred to as the SCLC, was one of the most significant participants in the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. The organization still advocates on issues of social justice. Although it has been influential in other southern states, this national organization has always been based in Atlanta, and Georgia has been the home of many of its founders and leaders. Origins The SCLC had its origins in several mid-twentieth-century developments.

The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG; formerly the Department of Technical and Adult Education) oversees the state’s technical colleges, its economic and workforce development programs, and its adult education programs. Its headquarters are in Atlanta. The agency’s primary objective is to create a well-educated, technically trained, and highly competitive workforce, thus ensuring economic success for both the state and its citizens. The TCSG commissioner, along with the State Board of the TCSG, which is composed of members from the state’s fourteen congressional districts, and nine members at large, establishes standards, regulations, and policies for the operation of the system.

The Telfair County Courthouse, built in 1934, is designed in the colonial revival style. It is the second courthouse to be built in McRae, which became the county seat in 1871. At least two other courthouses were built during the nineteenth century in Telfair County's first seat, Jacksonville. Courtesy of Don Bowman The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print.

The Kibitzer (date unknown) by Edmund Marshall is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Photograph, 9 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. Requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource should be submitted to the Georgia Council for the Arts. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZonLGgmZe2tbXOp2aipqOltrOxw2aenqeinLaieZFxZLCnoqDAbrLRqKRmn5Wkv6i1wKxkrKyRqbJurdGtZJynnKGypMDIqKVorJiaeqy1waKrs52ilLqivtKhmKWkj2V9cns%3D